Arshad Warsi

Profession: Actor And Producer

Biography:

Arshad Warsi is an Indian film actor, and producer. he made his debut in 1996 with Tere Mere Sapne which was a box office success. He is best known for his portrayal of Circuit in the comedy film Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) and its sequel, Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for the latter. He is also recognised for his role as Babban in Ishqi...Arshad Warsi is an Indian film actor, and producer. he made his debut in 1996 with Tere Mere Sapne which was a box office success. He is best known for his portrayal of Circuit in the comedy film Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) and its sequel, Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for the latter. He is also recognised for his role as Babban in Ishqiya (2010) and its sequel Dedh Ishqiya (2014), and for his role in Jolly LLB (2013). All of these films received critical acclaim.
Warsi was born into a Muslim family in Mumbai, India. His father's name was Ahmed Ali Khan. Warsi did his schooling at a boarding school, Barnes School, Deolali in Nashik district, Maharashtra. He was orphaned at the age of 14 and struggled for a living in Mumbai during his early days. He left school after 10th standard.
He got his first offer to act in Amitabh Bachchan's production company, Amitabh Bachchan Corporation's first production Tere Mere Sapne in 1996. Before that he had made a small appearance as dancer in a song in Aag Se Khelenge. He followed this by roles in films like Betaabi (1997) and Mere Do Anmol Ratan and Hero Hindustani (both 1998). His performance in P Vasu's Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet (1999) was praised by Rediff.com's Suparn Verma. Warsi's next release was Madhur Bhandarkar's directorial debut Trishakti (1999). Completed in 3 years, the film performed poorly at the box office. His only film appearance of 2001 was in Ghaath which was followed by Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao (2001) and Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (2002). Most of these failed to do well at the box office. In Shashanka Ghosh's Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, he played a common man who saves the life of a goon who is fatally shot. Ronjita Kulkarni wrote that he gave a "winning performance".